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Molto Verboso
2015 MP3 500 ie Business
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Location: Belgium
 
Molto Verboso
2015 MP3 500 ie Business
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Posts: 1670
Location: Belgium
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If Honda puts this into production it is game over for the MP3

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Addicted
2020 Liberty 150, 2020 MP3-500
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Location: Reno
 
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2020 Liberty 150, 2020 MP3-500
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Posts: 678
Location: Reno
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Two front wheels are better than one when it's slippery/icy
Can the pilon mount up without a centerstand?
I don't do video, here's an explanation of the honda technology
https://global.honda/en/tech/Hands-free_seated_personal_mobility_device_UNI-ONE/
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Hooked
Piaggio MP3 ie 400 (RIP)
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Posts: 232
Location: Sydney
 
Hooked
Piaggio MP3 ie 400 (RIP)
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Posts: 232
Location: Sydney
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Garthhh wrote:
Two front wheels are better than one when it's slippery/icy
Can the pilon mount up without a centerstand?
I don't do video, here's an explanation of the honda technology
https://global.honda/en/tech/Hands-free_seated_personal_mobility_device_UNI-ONE/
Actually I did not find any difference between two wheels or one wheel in the front. I bought my MP3 400ie as I saw a video of an emergency stop using MP3 and the back wheel was lifted up and then down, so I though the MP3 would be more stable, but after purchasing it and riding it, and been exposed to many experiences, it behaved as one wheel in the front. I am not trying to down this scooter, I enjoyed it and I don't regret buying it, but if I knew what I know now, and go back in time, I would not buy it. It is a nice ride but it is heavy comparing to other similar size engine scooters.
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2020 Liberty 150, 2020 MP3-500
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2020 Liberty 150, 2020 MP3-500
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Location: Reno
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I bought the MP3 after my wife had a head trauma & didn't feel safe solo on her Liberty any more...

I feel the triangulation of the 2nd front wheel. It'a an odd sensation when I corner hard at an intersection & one wheel slips on the paint or manhole cover & the other bites.
I've ridden both my Liberty150 & MP3 on icy roads
The Liberty is so much lighter, a quick dab will right most mistakes, but I'm very aware of how tenuous the grip in the front is..
Mp3 doesn't feel like the wheels are coming out from under me in a drift
I can't even imagine how much of a slug a MP3 400 is, the 500 is adequate at best, nearly unridable when the ars is engaged

My old 400 Burg with lighter weights was far more responsive [motor] & agile
650 burg with it 650 twin much more powerful, more agile than mp3, but I could really feel the weight
If only the MP3 had the 650 twin & servo pulley of the Burg

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